Our absolute favorite holiday is right around the corner: National Handbag Day! Last year was the first-ever National Handbag Day, and this year we have another great week of celebrating planned. Friday, October 10 is the big day, and we know you’ll want to follow along and join us in the fun we have planned.

We’ve teamed up with Bloomingdale’s to bring you the lots of celebration and surprises in praise of our favorite things: handbags. Bloomindale’s worked with us and five of our favorite designers to create bags to celebrate National Handbag Day, which you can only get through the Bloomingdale’s National Handbag Day online pop-up shop.

Last year we realized that our favorite accessory didn’t have its own holiday, and we had to change that. It seems like you guys agreed with us; over 3,600 of you shared images on Instagram, in addition to thousands of tweets, and I’m sure plenty of new handbag acquisitions were made as well. You can also follow along with the festivities on the Bloomingdale’s Twitter and Instagram pages.

We want to hear and see from you again this year. Be sure to follow @PurseBlog and Instagram your favorite bag images with the hashtag #NationalHandbagDay. (Tag as at @PurseBlog as well to be sure we see it!) We will be regramming our favorite images and showcasing some on PurseBlog throughout the week.

Also, don’t forget to tweet us as well! Tomorrow, we will be holding our first-ever #PurseChat on Twitter, and we would love to have you join us!

This is going to be a fun week, filled with exclusive bags and more from Bloomingdale’s, great handbag features, and even a giveaway sprinkled in there. Stay tuned and follow along with #NationalHandbagDay!

If you have a lot of people on your gift list for the holidays, checking everyone off can get complicated quickly. That is, of course, the beauty of department stores like Bloomingdale’s–one store, one checkout, one package delivered to your home, lots of happy gift recipients. This year, our friends at Bloomingdale’shave a particularly strong selection of potential gifts, and we’ve teamed up with them to pick some of our favorites.

One of the best things about Bloomingdale’s is that the store has luxurious gifts at a wide variety of price points; you can pick up a little something special for your favorite coworker and also pick out a fabulous new designer bag for your mom. Stocking stuffers, gifts your loved ones will remember for a lifetime and more, all in the same place. (If you pick up a little something for yourself at the same time, we won’t tell anyone.)

Below, check out our favorite picks starting at $40. To shop the full selection of great gifts, head over to Bloomingdale’s.